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Like most real estate agents these days, Lori McGuire has had to step it up a bit to get buyers to sign a contract. A Realtor in Orange County, Calif., McGuire is working with three different builders in Covenant Hills, a gated community in the master planned development of Ladera Ranch. Prices...
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Following the great Chicago Fire of 1871, the city adopted stringent ordinances requiring that homes be built with stone or other non-combustible materials. Not being situated on municipal land, however, the community of Lakeview quickly became a boomtown for shoddy, non-regulated construction...
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The assignment wasn't exactly a piece of cake: a postage-stamp–sized lot (measuring 45 by 60 feet) in a flood plain with site requirements for a self-contained septic system and drain field. Some builders would have walked away, but Holbeck Construction teamed with the architects at Pelletier +...
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Five likeable projects prove that not all teardowns warrant a crackdown.
It happens all the time. People drive through downtown Escondido, Calif., on Centre City Parkway and stop for the traffic light at West Second Avenue. Across the street they see City Square, a cluster of four-story, contemporary townhomes painted in brick, mustard, charcoal, sand, and cornflower...
Compatible with the maker's electric floor-warming mats, the
When Michael Ray and Jay MacDowell, partners in Atlanta-based The Housing Group, built their first neighborhood in East Atlanta in 1999, they were banking on a vision of what the in-town community could be. They envisioned a vibrant village with funky boutiques and a hopping nightlife in place of...
Emaar signs are everywhere in Dubai, the now legendary city/state of only 1,500-square-miles with roughly 1.4 million people (about the size of San Antonio). Huge plasma displays touting Emaar communities greet visitors at airport customs. Blue-and-yellow flags and billboards carry the company's...
The housing market is hurting everyone, and 2007 will surely go down as the year many builders crashed and burned. But there are a few Teflon ventures that have managed to defy the odds and rack up healthy sales in an otherwise weary landscape. And they aren't necessarily using incentives or...
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Q: Times are tight. How can we cut back on the number of floor plans we offer without losing curb appeal and creating streetscapes that look monotonous?
Water is a central element in the site plan development of BridgeWater, which was built on reclaimed phosphate-mining land and includes five deep, crystal-clear lakes. As a result, 90 percent of the lots in the community have a lake view. In brainstorming names for the lakes, the sales and...
IN A REAL ESTATE MARKET AS CHALLENGING as the one that exists today, builders would do well to mind the words of architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, who is credited with the maxim, “God is in the details.” It was a more positive take on an old saying, “The devil is in the details,” which reminded...
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Builders, architects, urban planners, and sustainability experts held a design charrette on Oct. 24 to come up with floor plans, construction processes, and product suggestions for Concept House Charleston in South Carolina, the second PATH Concept Home and the first in the Southeastern U.S.
The manufacturer of Pall-Oil says this two-component finish will make your wood floors durable and resistant to household chemicals. Featuring 98 percent solids content, the product combines oils and waxes with a hardening component. It spreads with a roller, creating a matte surface.
WHEN BELLEVUE, WASH.–BASED Bennett Homes acquired the parcel that was to become the Harmony Collection at Dahlia Park, an enclave of 60 homes in the master planned community of Issaquah Highlands, the builder was intent on outfitting each residence with a strong connection to the outdoors. No...
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BUILDER Online stayed until they escorted us out the doors of San Francisco's Moscone Center at PCBC 2007: The Premier Building Show. It was a slow press conference day in the media room giving me and Associate Web Editor Kyle Gustafson a chance to take a few laps around the showroom floor one last...
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BUILDER Online stayed until they escorted us out the doors of San Francisco's Moscone Center at PCBC 2007: The Premier Building Show. It was a slow press conference day in the media room giving me and Associate Web Editor Kyle Gustafson a chance to take a few laps around the showroom floor one last...
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Day Two was more active for me than Day One due to numerous appointments and a few press conferences, but I still managed to find some time to hit the floor.